Vikram Bhatt as a writer/director is known for his perspective on the matters of the heart and the hormones. This time it just turns a wee bit dangerous. That’s right, even before the promos were aired, his upcoming flick Dangerous Ishhq starring Karisma Kapoor as the lead have generated quite a hype as Karisma’s attempt [...]
Quite a few things failed to budge media on the path of honesty and responsibility. So in an era where media is all about sensationalism and structured reality converted into news, it is not a big surprise when the media fraternity unanimously made quite a few of Bollywood’s singing sensations the scapegoat of their ever [...]
When it comes to ace director Mani Ratnam, ‘Will he be able to do it again?’ is never the question. Talking to a friend recently, he brought to my attention that Mani Ratnam weaves his movies of the moments he creates, and while I was compiling this feature I realized how true he was. Mani [...]
Ranbir Kapoor is still so much into his character from the movie Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year to the extent that he is often heard saying ‘No Regrets’. Surprisingly, he is still that even after Rocket Singh failed to do well at Box Office despite the wonderful message it carried. But failures are [...]
Bollywood mostly works in the black and white areas. There is good and commercial that sells, and it’s magical. However, there exists a grey tribe as well, something in between that is also good and it too sells. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, no doubt, rule that area. Come to think of it, over the years they have used [...]
Bollywood is a treasure trove of surprises. Toh Baat Pakki is one such movie which despite extraordinary promotional skills or over hyped media appearance made it to the audiences. The audiences, though small in number, received the movie with open hearts. However, the post MNIK hype would even worsen the impact the movie is expected [...]
I have been waiting for Ishqiya’s music ever since I watched the promo of the film. It was just like whetting the appetite of an ardent music lover like me, with a taste of what they call ‘quality music’. Adding to that, a friend of mine told me that ‘That is how music should be’. [...]
Bollywood is a treasure trove of controversies, mindless action, soulful stories, touching performances, too hard to handle emotions, amazing music and many fulfilled dreams and needless to mention, unlimited success. It is entirely up to the captain of the ship to look for his own treasure in that heap while he leads the ship and [...]
25th December was a black Friday for the Indian Music Industry. Asheem Chakravarty, of the famous band Indian Ocean, succumbed to cardiac arrest and left us. The band, which shot to fame with their album Kandisa, was quite a hit with a huge fan following. The band composed the OST and the background score for [...]
Paa’s success is acting like more of an incentive to one of the most dynamic movie producers, Abhishek Bachchan (Yes, Junior Bachchan), who produced Paa under the banner of Amitabh Bachchan Corporate Ltd. Paa recovered its cost within two days of its release and if Abhishek is to be believed then ‘extra cautiousness’ worked for [...]
When Vishal Bharadwaj makes a movie you can expect plenty of curse words in the actual dialogue. If Omkara set the standards while it exploited the ‘beep’ to the maximum, then Abhishek Chaubey, director of Ishqiya (a film obviously produced by Vishal Bharadwaj along with Raman Maroo), is all set to reach a new level [...]
While Priyanka and her 12 avatars couldn’t save What’s Your Rashee? from falling flat in the box office, she has decided to woo seven husbands in Vishal Bharadwaj’s next untitled project. The buzz around the town says that Priyanka is already busy gearing up for the tough act. Excited on the prospect of wooing seven [...]
Right in the year that a couple of Indians claimed two categories at the Oscars and bagged an array of international awards, the authorities in the West have finally realized the mettle of the Indian Film Industry. To offer their due respects to the Bombay Film Industry in particular, the prestigious Golden Globes were asked [...]
In a recent statement made by the debutante director Mahesh Nair, he makes his frustration with the censor board more than obvious. The director of Celina Jaitley and Farooque Shaikh starrer ‘Accident on Hill Road’ which is slated for release towards the end of the year alleges Censor Board of being biased towards small film [...]
While Pyaar Impossible is just about to touch down for a release on 8th January 2010, it is very obvious for the leading lady of the movie to have jitters. Priyanka Chopra is one happy-go-lucky person and there is no reason as to why she shouldn’t be. She is one of the most sought after [...]
They have a saying in Bollywood, ‘What goes around comes back’. The best example in this case would be Farah Khan. Poor Farah couldn’t have imagined that choosing Akshay Kumar over Shah Rukh Khan for his upcoming movie Tees Maar Kha would widen the ridge between her and good friend Shah Rukh Khan.Farah shot to [...]
It seems difficult for Priyanka Chopra to come out of her character from Pyaar Impossible. One the contrary, in the promos she is keen on Pyaar ‘Possible’. In an attempt to raise a couple of eyebrows, she was discussing some tips full of Pyar with his co-star Uday Chopra while Amitabh Bachchan, yes, Big B [...]
Indian weddings are always fun and you cannot even assume the level of excitement when Aamir Khan himself gatecrashes to be a part of all the fun. Something like this happened in Punjab where the perfectionist managed to get into the Mehendi ceremony on the eve of a wedding that took place on Sunday, disguised [...]
Shooting in Goa enjoying every bit of the sun and the sand, Abhishek Bachchan would have least expected that his joy would know no bounds. Apparently his wife, Aishwarya decided to pay him a surprise visit on her day off from her hectic schedule. It is noted that she had been busy with back to [...]
The bollywood beauty Celina Jaitley is gearing up for one of her most awaited flicks Accident on Hill Road directed by Mahesh Nair. The movie is expected to hit the screens on the 31st of December. There are many things that she wants to say about the film and there is absolutely no way she [...]
Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra have not been on good terms ever since the rumours of their relationship started doing the rounds six years back. The rumours were fueled by Priyanka’s then secretary as part of a series of some shocking revelations. To make matters worse, Twinkle Khanna, Akshay’s wife, made him promise that he [...]